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An '''early day motion''' (EDM), in the [[Westminster system]], is a motion, expressed as a single sentence,<ref name=ukp>{{citeweb|url=http://www.parliament.uk/about/how/business/edms.cfm|publisher =parliament.uk|title=Early day motions|accessdate=3-Apr-2010}}</ref> [[Table (parliamentary procedure)|tabled]] by [[Member of Parliament|Members of Parliament]] for debate "on an early day" (namely, an unspecified date in the future). EDMs may not be signed by [[Minister (government)|government ministers]], [[Parliamentary Private Secretary|Parliamentary Private Secretaries]] or the [[Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)|Speaker of the House of Commons ]] and very few are debated on the floor of the Chamber of the House. EDMs remain open for signature for the duration of the [[parliamentary session]]. |
An '''early day motion''' (EDM), in the [[Westminster system]], is a motion, expressed as a single sentence,<ref name=ukp>{{citeweb|url=http://www.parliament.uk/about/how/business/edms.cfm|publisher =parliament.uk|title=Early day motions|accessdate=3-Apr-2010}}</ref> [[Table (parliamentary procedure)|tabled]] by [[Member of Parliament|Members of Parliament]] for debate "on an early day" (namely, an unspecified date in the future). EDMs may not be signed by [[Minister (government)|government ministers]], [[Parliamentary Private Secretary|Parliamentary Private Secretaries]] or the [[Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)|Speaker of the House of Commons ]] and very few are debated on the floor of the Chamber of the House. EDMs remain open for signature for the duration of the [[parliamentary session]]. |
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I LIKE BIG BUTTS AND I CANNOT LIE! YOU OTHER BROTHERS CAN'T DENY, THAT WHEN A GIRL WALKS IN WITH AN ITTY BITTY WAIST AND A ROUND THING IN YOUR FACE YOU GET <big>'''SPRUNG'''</big> |
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EDMs can be tabled on matters ranging from trivial or humorous topics to those of great importance. The [[Motion of censure|censure motion]] by which the Labour Government of [[James Callaghan]] was ejected had its origin in an early day motion (no. 351 of 1978–79), put down on March 22, 1979, by [[Margaret Thatcher]]. |
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MPs may ensure the text of an EDM is printed in [[Hansard]] by mentioning it by number in questions to the [[Leader of the House of Commons]] after the [[Business Statement]] (normally on a Thursday when the house is in session). |
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Examples of trivial issues covered include pigeon-bombs: an EDM was tabled in the 2003–04 session of the UK Parliament by [[Tony Banks, Baron Stratford|Tony Banks]], which concerns itself with a disclosure by [[MI5]] that it had proposed using [[pigeon]]s as flying [[bomb]]s during [[World War II]]. The motion condemned the proposal, describing [[human]]s as "obscene, perverted, cruel, uncivilised and lethal", and proposed that the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House]] "looks forward to the day when the inevitable [[Risks to civilization, humans and planet Earth#Meteorite impact|asteroid slams into the Earth]] and wipes them out thus giving nature the opportunity to start again". It was signed by only two other MPs ([[Jeremy Corbyn]] and [[John McDonnell (politician)|John McDonnell]]).<ref> |
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|url=http://www.parliament.uk/edm/2003-04/1255 |
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|title=EDM 1255 - pigeon bombs |
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|date=2004-05-21 |
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|publisher=[[UK Parliament]] |
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|accessdate=2008-09-19}} |
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EDMs tabled on serious topics have included one demanding the release of [[Nelson Mandela]] when he was incarcerated in [[apartheid]] [[South Africa]], and one calling for a consultation on the fingerprinting of children in schools without parental permission.<ref> |
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|url=http://www.parliament.uk/edm/2006-07/686 |
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|title=EDM 686 - Biometric Data Collection In Schools |
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|date=2007-01-19 |
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|publisher=[[UK Parliament]] |
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|accessdate=2009-11-28}} |
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</ref> Shortly after the [[United Kingdom general election, 2005|2005 general election]], 412 of the 646 MPs signed EDM 178 calling for a [[Climate Change Act 2008|Climate Change Bill]];<ref>{{cite web |
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|url=http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=28373 |
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|title=Early day motion 178 - Climate Change |
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|publisher=[[Michael Meacher]], MP |
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|date=2005-05-24 |
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|accessdate=2007-03-15 |
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}}</ref> only three other early day motions had ever been signed by more than 400 MPs.<ref>{{cite web |
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|url=http://www.southhamsfoe.co.uk/node/168 |
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|title=October update on the Climate Change Bill |
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|publisher=South Hams Friends of the Earth |
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|date=2006-06-12 |
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|accessdate=2007-03-15 |
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}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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* [[Adjournment debate]] |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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== External links == |
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*[http://www.parliament.uk/edm/ Early Day Motions Database] |
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*[http://www.edms.org.uk/ Volunteer run site with Early Day Motions re-presented and supplying raw data] |
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[[Category:Westminster system]] |
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Revision as of 14:23, 8 December 2012
An early day motion (EDM), in the Westminster system, is a motion, expressed as a single sentence,[1] tabled by Members of Parliament for debate "on an early day" (namely, an unspecified date in the future). EDMs may not be signed by government ministers, Parliamentary Private Secretaries or the Speaker of the House of Commons and very few are debated on the floor of the Chamber of the House. EDMs remain open for signature for the duration of the parliamentary session.
I LIKE BIG BUTTS AND I CANNOT LIE! YOU OTHER BROTHERS CAN'T DENY, THAT WHEN A GIRL WALKS IN WITH AN ITTY BITTY WAIST AND A ROUND THING IN YOUR FACE YOU GET SPRUNG
- ^ "Early day motions". parliament.uk. Retrieved 3-Apr-2010.
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